As reported in Bloomberg , there’s a new business out there making a killing convincing folks to lease a whole plethora of things one would not normally consider leasing. The list includes everything from wedding dresses to pets. And while that...
Nevada Signs SB 240 NEVADA Gov. Brian Sandoval (R) signs SB 240 , which adds e-sports events – such as competitive video gaming - to the list for which betting is allowed (U.S NEWS & WORLD REPORT). Nevada Signs AB 113 Staying in NEVADA...
Colorado Signs HB 1035 COLORADO Gov. John Hickenlooper (D) signs HB 1035 , which allows sexual assault and stalking victims to break a residential lease to better elude their tormentors (DENVER POST).
Louisiana Gives Approves To HB 269 The LOUISIANA House gives final approval to HB 269 , which would require management boards for LSU, Southern University and other schools to spell out policies aimed at protecting campus speech, “including without...
Environment In The U.S. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency delays by one year a requirement that states reduce emissions to 70 parts per billion, down from 75 parts per billion. States will now have until 2018 to report their 2015 ozone levels...
Nevada Approves AB 374 The NEVADA Senate approves AB 374 , which would make the Silver State the first to allow anyone to buy into Medicaid, the public program that covers low-income Americans. It is now with Gov. Brian Sandoval (R) for consideration...
Social Policy In Deleware The DELAWARE House approves legislation that codifies the right of women to obtain an abortion. It moves to Gov. John Carney (D), who has said he will sign it into law (NEWS JOURNAL [WILMINGTON]). Oregon Signs HB 2673 ...
Rhode Island Approves SB 555 The RHODE ISLAND Senate approves SB 555 , which would require parents to take an online driving course ahead of their children obtaining a driver’s license. It moves to the House, which passed a similar bill last...
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) said any health insurer pulling out of the Empire State health benefits exchange would be barred from participating in the state’s Medicaid and child health programs. But while hospitals and health advocacy groups...
Nine more states last week joined the newly-created U.S. Climate Alliance, a coalition to uphold the tenets of the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement, an international coalition aimed at combatting the impacts of global climate change. The coalition was formed...
Greitens Calls MO Abortion Special Session MISSOURI Gov. Eric Greitens (R) said he will call a special session this week to consider new abortion regulations, in part to counter a St. Louis city ordinance he said made it an “abortion sanctuary...
When it comes to the issue of election reform, the Texas Legislature, dominated by Republicans, leans far more in the direction of tightening voter identification and other requirements to prevent fraud than toward expanding voter access. But this month...
For the second time in as money months the U.S. Supreme Court faulted political boundaries drawn in 2011 by North Carolina’s Republican-controlled General Assembly. On May 22, the justices ruled that the state’s lawmakers packed black voters...
Russian Election Cyberattacks Broader Than Indicated U.S. Sen. Mark Warner of VIRGINIA , the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, said Russian cyberattacks on U.S. election systems were broader and impacted more states than indicated...
In 2012, after signing into law one of the largest tax cuts in his state’s history in an effort to jump start the state’s economy, Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback’s (R) said in a television interview: “We’ll see how it works. We’ll...
For the last several years, New Jersey casino revenue has been declining by an average of 7.6 percent a year. But through April of this year, total casino gambling revenue was up 1.7 percent over the same period last year. The reason for the change of...
IL Budget Deficit Over $6.2b ILLINOIS’ budget deficit will exceed $6.2 billion for the fiscal year ending June 30, according to the state’s Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability. The nonpartisan commission, which conducts...
Since 2014, 30 states have enacted laws addressing police violence, including those limiting the use of force, and requiring de-escalation and anti-bias training for officers, according to Campaign Zero, a policing reform effort initiated by activists...
Last year Louisiana became the first state to pass a law extending hate crime protections, like those granted to people of color and members of the LGBTQ community, to law enforcement officers. And four other states have enacted such “Blue Lives...
In today’s toxic, hyperpartisan political environment one might easily conclude there is no line too outrageous to cross. And then again...maybe there is. As the Washington Post reports Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant and a number of Magnolia State...
That news apparently hasn’t got to Channelview, Texas yet. As the Washington Post reports , a group of junior high school teachers recently handed out several mock awards to students, including one to a 13-year-old girl of Salvadoran descent that...
Hey, Texas is on a roll! Yep, not to be outdone by some teachers harassing schoolkids, Gov. Greg Abbott took the opportunity last week to show his own backside to the world by making a joke about shooting reporters. As reported by The Hill , Abbott was...
For a lot of folks a Harvard degree might seem the epitome of achievement. That would seem especially true if said degree helps you go on to become governor. But not so for Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, who reiterated last month his feeling that attending...
Charlie Baker isn’t the only one to take a stab at angrying up the locals. As the New York Post reports , New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio may be the first Gotham mayor in history to not be a Yankees fan. To make things worse, de Blasio not only...
California Approves AB 168 The CALIFORNIA Assembly approves AB 168 , so-called “gender equity” legislation that would bar Golden State employers from asking job applicants about their salary history. It moves to the Senate (SACRAMENTO BEE...